A man trapped by his backpack in a ski lift at a Colorado ski area was saved by a professional slackliner.

According to The Denver Post, on Wednesday, a man on the ski lift was attempting to exit the lift when his backpack got stuck in the chair. He was then swept around the bullwheel at the top of the lift and then was carried back down the mountain. The unconscious man was hanging by his neck.

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After noticing the man stuck, the operator shut it off. Mickey Wilson, a friend of a friend of the man, was behind him on the lift. Wilson is a professional slackliner from Golden, Co., and has competed all over the world.

Wilson then scaled the lift, reaching the man five minutes later. Rescue workers arriving on scene had a ladder, but upon seeing Wilson, tossed him a knife to cut the man free.

Wilson urges to not place fault on Arapahoe Basin, ““There really wasn’t much that Arapahoe Basin as a ski area could have done to prevent this. Arapahoe Basin did an amazing job of responding to this incident.”

Adrienne Saia Isaac, an Arapahoe Basin spokeswoman told The Denver Post, “There is a procedure in place that we are following. The lift is open to the public. It did not malfunction.”

The man was rushed to a nearby hospital, and despite a neck brace, is otherwise okay.